《英语词汇学》（英文版）Chapter 4 Blending，Backformation and Shortening

Chapter 4 Blending, Backformation and Shortening

Chapter 4 Blending， Backformation and Shortening

Blending is a process of word formation by which a word is created by combining parts of other words. Words formed in this way are called blends From morphological VIewpoints, there are four types of blending

Blending is a process of word formation by which a word is created by combining parts of other words. Words formed in this way are called blends. From morphological viewpoints, there are four types of blending:

1. The first part of the first word the last part of the second word botel:boat+ hotel汽艇游客 旅馆 smaze: smoke+haze烟霾 advertistics: advertising statistics广告统计学

botel: boat + hotel 汽艇游客 旅馆 smaze: smoke + haze 烟霾 advertistics: advertising + statistics 广告统计学 1. The first part of the first word + the last part of the second word:

autocide: automobile suicide 撞车自杀 altiport: altitude airport 髙山短距起落机场 ballute: balloon parachute 减速汽球 chunnel. channel+ tunnel 海峡隧道 lunacast. lunar + telecast 登月电视广播

autocide: automobile + suicide 撞车自杀 altiport: altitude + airport 高山短距起落机场 ballute: balloon + parachute 减速汽球 chunnel: channel + tunnel 海峡隧道 lunacast: lunar + telecast 登月电视广播

2. the whole part of the first word last part of the second word barbecue: car barbecue 种用火烤法处理废弃车辆 的熔车装置 jazzotheque: jazz discotheque 爵士音乐夜总会 lunarnaut. lunar astronaut 登月宇宙航行员

carbecue: car + barbecue 一种用火烤法处理废弃车辆 的熔车装置 jazzotheque: jazz + discotheque 爵士音乐夜总会 lunarnaut: lunar + astronaut 登月宇宙航行员 2. the whole part of the first word + last part of the second word:

Nixonomics. Nixon t economics 尼克松的经济政策 workfare work welfare 工作福利

Nixonomics: Nixon + economics 尼克松的经济政策 workfare : work + welfare 工作福利

3. the whole form of the second word the first part of the first word helipad: helicopter pad 直升飞机升降场 medicaid: medical t aid 美国的医疗补助方案 medicare. medical care 医疗照顾方案

helipad: helicopter + pad 直升飞机升降场 medicaid: medical + aid 美国的医疗补助方案 medicare: medical + care 医疗照顾方案 3. the whole form of the second word + the first part of the first word:

Eurasian: Europe Asian 欧亚混血丿 mo town. motor t town 汽车城 ■■口■口 ■口■囗■

Eurasian: Europe + Asian 欧亚混血儿 motown: motor + town 汽车城

4. the first part of the first word the first part of the second word psywar: psychological warfare 心里战 Amerind: American Indian 美洲印第安人 memon: memorandum conversation 谈话记录

psywar: psychological + warfare 心里战 Amerind: American + Indian 美洲印第安人 memcon: memorandum + conversation 谈话记录 4. the first part of the first word + the first part of the second word:

sitcom: situation comedy 情景喜剧 comint: communications intelligence 通讯情报 humint: human intelligence 间谍情报 comsat. communications satellite 通讯卫星

sitcom: situation + comedy 情景喜剧 comint: communications + intelligence 通讯情报 humint: human + intelligence 间谍情报 comsat: communications + satellite 通讯卫星